Comparison

Daily Affirmations vs Glow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Affirmations

Display positive affirmations on your Home Screen with customizable widgets. Access a vast library of quotes or write your own, all working offline. Personalize themes and fonts to create a unique motivational experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Offline access to affirmations
  • 1,700+ affirmations in 17 categories
  • Write and save your own affirmations
  • Theme and font customization
  • Smart categories and favorites
Features
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Daily Affirm puts one affirmation on your Home Screen and changes it for you: once a day at a time you pick, or a few times a day inside hours you set. You don't need to open the app to read it. There's no subscription. Premium is a one-time unlock that stays yours, and the free version is the full app, not a trial. There are 1,700 affirmations in 17 categories. They range from daily motivation, self-love and anxiety relief to abundance & money, good habits, grief & healing, and recovery. Each language has its own library, written for that language and reviewed line by line rather than translated word for word. All 19 are complete. Everything is stored on your device, so it works offline. The widget comes in small, medium and large for the Home Screen, three sizes for the Lock Screen, and StandBy. Choose one of 10 themes, or make your own: any color or photo behind the text, your fonts and colors, with a live preview as you edit. You can also write your own affirmations. They join the same rotation and show up on the widget, in Today, in Favorites and in Share. Triple-tap a word to make it stand out. Keep the lines you like in Favorites. Share one as an image. Hide the ones that aren't for you, and they leave the rotation. Smart categories fill themselves. A Favorites category brings every affirmation you like to the widget and Today. Short Only keeps just the short affirmations from the categories you choose, and new ones join on their own. With Premium, add either one from New Category in the Library. If you'd like a heads-up when the affirmation changes, turn on the alert. Otherwise the app stays quiet. It won't ask for a rating on day one, it won't guilt you about streaks, and it won't push an upgrade before you've had a chance to use it. The free version gives you the widget in every size, 3 categories you choose (300 affirmations), 3 themes, favorites, sharing and the schedule. It shows one small banner ad. Premium removes the ad, opens all 17 categories and all 10 themes, adds smart categories, and lets you write your own affirmations and design your own themes. You'll see three prices. Each one unlocks exactly the same thing, so pick whichever feels fair. There's no account to create. Restore Purchases brings Premium back on a new device, and your favorites, your own affirmations and your settings return with your iCloud backup.

About

Glow

Features
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Affirmations for your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy. Glow puts a positive affirmation on your iPhone every time you pick it up. Pick your aesthetic, choose the packs that fit your season, and start each day with something intentional. Free to use, with optional Glow Premium. Why Glow: - Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy widgets - 1,500+ affirmations across self love, confidence, healing, money, morning, night, shadow work, stoic, faith, and more - Aesthetic themes for every vibe - One-tap sharing for Instagram Stories, TikTok, Pinterest, Messages, or saving - Ambient sounds like rain, ocean, forest, cafe, and fireplace - Favorites and a daily mood check-in, saved on your device - Works offline after install New in Glow Premium: - Write your own affirmations and put them on your widgets - Fresh affirmations all day, as often as every hour - Give every widget its own theme, pack, and background - Your photos behind your affirmations, rotating up to 6 of them - A new affirmation pack every month - Up to 5 reminders a day, each with an affirmation - Every theme and pack, with no ads Use Glow for: - Daily affirmations - Lock Screen affirmations - Manifestation and mindset - Shadow work prompts - Self love and confidence - Gratitude and abundance - Faith and Bible verse inspiration - Morning routines - Aesthetic quote sharing Glow is supported by ads so the app can stay free. Glow Premium is optional: choose a yearly plan with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://afterworkcoder.com/glow/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Daily Affirmations4 screens
Glow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daily Affirmations at every 5 days against Glow's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Affirmations sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Glow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Affirmations ships an update every 5 days, Glow every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Daily Affirmations versus Glow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily AffirmationsGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman SamoilenkoAfterworkcoder LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Affirmations

One-time3
  • Unlock everything$4.99
  • Unlock everything & support$9.99
  • Unlock everything & support more$14.99
2 purchases

Glow

Subscriptions1
  • Glow Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Glow Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Daily Affirmations free?
Daily Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glow free?
Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Affirmations or Glow have ads?
Both Daily Affirmations and Glow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Affirmations or Glow?
Daily Affirmations ships an update every 5 days, and Glow every 4 months. Most recently, Daily Affirmations was updated on November 5, 2026 and Glow on October 31, 2026.

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